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achromat

UK/ˈæ.kɹəʊ.mæt/

achromat noun: a lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.

achromat: a lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic
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Noun

achromat (plural achromats)

  1. A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
  2. A person whose color blindness prevents them from seeing any color whatsoever.

achromat meaning in Tamil

achromat in Tamil

நிறமிலி

Forms of achromat

pluralachromats
alternative formachromate

Origin of achromat

By shortening of achromatic.

Questions about achromat

What does achromat mean?
Achromat means a lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
What is achromat in Tamil?
Achromat in Tamil is நிறமிலி. See Achromat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is achromat?
Achromat is a noun.
How do you pronounce achromat?
Achromat is pronounced /ˈæ.kɹəʊ.mæt/ (UK).
What is the plural of achromat?
The plural of achromat is achromats.

Words near achromat in the dictionary

  1. achroites
  2. achromacyte
  3. achromacytes
  4. achromasia
  5. achromasias
  6. achromat
  7. achromate
  8. achromates
  9. achromatic
  10. achromatic lens
  11. achromatic lenses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achromat (page history and authors); achromat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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